Yancy Street Gang (former)

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The Yancy Street Gang is a fictional New York street gang from Marvel Comics, best known for its long-running, prank-filled rivalry with Ben Grimm of the Fantastic Four.

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Yancy Street Gang 4
Yancy Street Gang (former) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marvel Comics organization
fictional criminal gang
alignment anti-heroic
appearsIn Fantastic Four comics
Thing solo stories
associatedLocation Lower East Side, Manhattan
linked to: Lower East Side
associatedWith Ben Grimm
Fantastic Four
baseOfOperations Yancy Street
category Fantastic Four supporting characters
Marvel Comics street gangs
country United States
createdBy Jack Kirby
Stan Lee
enemyOf Ben Grimm
fictionalStatus former gang
fictionalUniverse Marvel Universe
firstAppearanceYear 1963
firstAppearedIn Fantastic Four #15
inspiredBy New York City tenement neighborhoods
language English
location New York City
medium comic books
memberOfFictionalEthnicityOrGroup Lower East Side street kids
notableFor connection to the Fantastic Four
prank-filled rivalry with Ben Grimm
notableMember “Boss” of Yancy Street (various leaders over time)
primaryActivity graffiti
harassing Ben Grimm with pranks
petty vandalism
publisher Marvel Comics
relationshipToBenGrimm childhood tormentors
eventual allies
teamType street gang

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Ben Grimm memberOf Yancy Street Gang (former)
The Thing teamRivalry Yancy Street Gang
linked to: Yancy Street Gang (former)
Benjamin Jacob Grimm affiliation Yancy Street Gang
linked to: Yancy Street Gang (former)
Yancy Street, New York City associatedGroup Yancy Street Gang
linked to: Yancy Street Gang (former)
Yancy Street, New York City hasFictionalGang Yancy Street Gang
linked to: Yancy Street Gang (former)